Document Type
Report
Publication Date
6-1-2008
Keywords
Charter School; Choice of School; Private Schools
Abstract
The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003, passed by the Congress in January 2004, established the first federally funded, private school voucher program in the United States. As part of this legislation, the Congress mandated a rigorous evaluation of the impacts of the Program, now called the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP). This report presents findings from the evaluation on the impacts 2 years after families who applied were given the option to move from a public school to a participating private school of their choice.
Citation
Wolf, Patrick, Babette Gutmann, Michael Puma, Brian Kisida, Lou Rizzo, and Nada Eissa. Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: Impacts After Two Years (NCEE 2000-4023). Washington, DC: National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/pubs/20084023/
Comments
Study sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education